1955 Davis Cup

The 1955 Davis Cup was the 44th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Eastern Zone was reinstated with increasing entries from Asia. 34 teams would enter the competition, 24 in the Europe Zone, 7 in the Americas Zone, and 3 in the Eastern Zone.

Australia defeated Canada in the Americas Zone final, Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final, and Japan defeated the Philippines in the Eastern Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Australia defeated Japan, then defeated Italy. They then defeated defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, NY, United States on 26-28 August.

Americas Zone

Draw

8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=15-17 July
RD2date=22-24 July
RD3date=29-31 July

teamwidth=14

RD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|CAN|1921 | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=noflag|Caribbean/West Indies | RD1-score3=w/o
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|PAK | RD1-score4=

RD1T3-loc=Havana, Cuba
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|CUB | RD1-score5=1
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|BRA | RD1-score6=4

RD1T4-loc=Chicago, IL, United States (clay)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|MEX|1934 | RD1-score7=0
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|AUS | RD1-score8=5

RD2T1-loc=Montreal, Canada (grass)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|CAN|1921 | RD2-score1=5
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=noflag|Caribbean/West Indies | RD2-score2=0

RD2T2-loc=Louisville, KY, United States (grass)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|BRA | RD2-score3=1
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|AUS | RD2-score4=4

RD3T1-loc=Montreal, Canada (grass)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|CAN|1921 | RD3-score1=0
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|AUS | RD3-score2=5

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Canada |team1-var=1921
team2=Australia
venue=Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada
date=29 July - 31 July 1955
surface=clay
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Robert Bedard |0 |1 |6 |2 | |T2P1=Ken Rosewall |6 |6 |4 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lorne Main |3 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=Rex Hartwig |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Robert Bedard |T1P2=Donald Fontana |3 |6 |3 |4 | |T2P1=Rex Hartwig |T2P2=Lew Hoad |6 |3 |6 |6 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Donald Fontana |7 |5 |1 | | |T2P1=Lew Hoad |9 |7 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Rochon |1 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=Ken Rosewall |6 |6 |6 | |

Eastern Zone

Draw

4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=28-30 March
RD2date=27-29 May

RD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|JPN | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

RD1T2-loc=Rangoon, Burma
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|Burma|1948 | RD1-score3=0
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|PHI | RD1-score4=5

RD2T1-loc=Tokyo, Japan
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|JPN | RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|PHI | RD2-score2=2

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Japan
team2=Philippines
venue=Tokyo, Japan
date=27 May - 29 May 1955
surface=
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Kosei Kamo |6 |6 |6 |2 |7 |T2P1=Raymundo Dayro |4 |8 |1 |6 |5
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Atsushi Miyagi |3 |6 |1 |6 |6 |T2P1=Felicisimo Ampon |6 |4 |6 |0 |3
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Kosei Kamo |T1P2=Atsushi Miyagi |3 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=Felicisimo Ampon |T2P2=Raymundo Dayro |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Kosei Kamo |1 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Felicisimo Ampon |6 |4 |2 |0 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Atsushi Miyagi |2 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=Raymundo Dayro |6 |6 |6 | |

Europe Zone

Draw

32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=29 April-8 May
RD2-date=12-17 May
RD3-date=9-12 June
RD4-date=14-17 July
RD5-date=29-31 July

RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=davis|DEN | RD1-score01=
RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=

RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=davis|NOR | RD1-score03=1
RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=davis|RSA|1928 | RD1-score04=4

RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=davis|ITA | RD1-score05=
RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=bye | RD1-score06=

RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=davis|GER | RD1-score07=4
RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=davis|IRL | RD1-score08=1

RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=davis|GBR | RD1-score09=
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=

RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|AUT | RD1-score11=5
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|FIN | RD1-score12=0

RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|IND | RD1-score13=
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=

RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|TUR | RD1-score15=1
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|EGY|UAR | RD1-score16=4

RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=davis|MON | RD1-score17=0
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=davis|ARG | RD1-score18=3

RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=bye | RD1-score19=
RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=davis|FRA | RD1-score20=

RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=davis|SUI | RD1-score21=3
RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=davis|NED | RD1-score22=2

RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=bye | RD1-score23=
RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=davis|SWE | RD1-score24=

RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=davis|YUG | RD1-score25=0
RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=davis|CHI | RD1-score26=5

RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=bye | RD1-score27=
RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=davis|HUN|1949 | RD1-score28=

RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=davis|POR | RD1-score29=0
RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=davis|TCH | RD1-score30=5

RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31=
RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=davis|BEL | RD1-score32=

RD2T1-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=davis|DEN | RD2-score01=3
RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=davis|RSA|1928 | RD2-score02=2

RD2T2-loc=Munich, Germany
RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=davis|ITA | RD2-score03=5
RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=davis|GER | RD2-score04=0

RD2T3-loc=Vienna, Austria
RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=davis|GBR | RD2-score05=4
RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=davis|AUT | RD2-score06=1

RD2T4-loc=Cairo, Egypt
RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=davis|IND | RD2-score07=5
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=davis|EGY|UAR | RD2-score08=0

RD2T5-loc=Paris, France (clay)
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=davis|ARG | RD2-score09=2
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=davis|FRA | RD2-score10=3

RD2T6-loc=Montreux, Switzerland
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=davis|SUI | RD2-score11=0
RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=davis|SWE | RD2-score12=5

RD2T7-loc=Budapest, Hungary
RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=davis|CHI | RD2-score13=3
RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=davis|HUN|1949 | RD2-score14=2

RD2T8-loc=Prague, Czechoslovakia
RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=davis|TCH | RD2-score15=0
RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=davis|BEL | RD2-score16=5

RD3T1-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=davis|DEN | RD3-score01=0
RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=davis|ITA | RD3-score02=5

RD3T2-loc=Manchester, England (grass)
RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=davis|GBR | RD3-score03=3
RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=davis|IND | RD3-score04=2

RD3T3-loc=Stockholm, Sweden
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=davis|FRA | RD3-score05=2
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=davis|SWE | RD3-score06=3

RD3T4-loc=Brussels, Belgium
RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=davis|CHI | RD3-score07=3
RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=davis|BEL | RD3-score08=2

RD4T1-loc=Birmingham, England (grass)
RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=davis|ITA | RD4-score01=5
RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=davis|GBR | RD4-score02=0

RD4T2-loc=Båstad, Sweden (clay)
RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=davis|SWE | RD4-score03=3
RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=davis|CHI | RD4-score04=2

RD5T1-loc=Milan, Italy (clay)
RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=davis|ITA | RD5-score01=4
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=davis|SWE | RD5-score02=1

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Italy
team2=Sweden
venue=Milan, Italy
date=29 July - 31 July 1955
surface=clay
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Fausto Gardini |6 |0 |3 |6 |6 |T2P1=Sven Davidson |4 |6 |6 |1 |3
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Giuseppe Merlo |6 |6 |6 |8 |6 |T2P1=Lennart Bergelin |1 |8 |8 |6 |1
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |T1P2=Orlando Sirola |6 |6 |2 |2 |6 |T2P1=Sven Davidson |T2P2=Torsten Johansson |3 |4 |6 |6 |1
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Orlando Sirola |2 |6 |4 | | |T2P1=Sven Davidson |6 |8 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Fausto Gardini |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Staffan Stockenberg |4 |1 |4 | |

Inter-Zonal Zone

4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=5-7 August
RD2date=14-16 August

RD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1=EUR | RD1-team1=davis|ITA | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

RD1T2-loc=Glen Cove, NY, United States (grass)
RD1-seed3=EAS | RD1-team3=davis|JPN | RD1-score3=0
RD1-seed4=AME | RD1-team4=davis|AUS | RD1-score4=4

RD2T1-loc=Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass)
RD2-seed1=EUR | RD2-team1=davis|ITA | RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2=davis|AUS | RD2-score2=5

DavisCupbox
team1=Japan
team2=Australia
venue=Glen Cove Tennis Club, Glen Cove, NY, United States
date=5 August - 7 August 1955
surface=grass
score1=0
score2=4
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Atsushi Miyagi |4 |4 |1 | | |T2P1=Ken Rosewall |6 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Kosei Kamo |6 |8 |3 |7 |3 |T2P1=Rex Hartwig |8 |6 |6 |5 |6
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Kosei Kamo |T1P2=Atsushi Miyagi |3 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=Rex Hartwig |T2P2=Lew Hoad |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Atsushi Miyagi |6 |0 |3 |7 | |T2P1=Rex Hartwig |3 |6 |6 |9 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Kosei Kamo |1 | | | | |T2P1=Ken Rosewall |3 | | | | |nc=1

DavisCupbox
team1=Italy
team2=Australia
venue=Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States
date=14 August - 16 August 1955
surface=grass
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Fausto Gardini |3 |2 |0 | | |T2P1=Lew Hoad |6 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |6 |6 |1 |4 | |T2P1=Ken Rosewall |8 |3 |6 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |T1P2=Orlando Sirola |5 |11 |5 | | |T2P1=Rex Hartwig |T2P2=Lew Hoad |7 |13 |7 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Orlando Sirola |4 |6 |1 |4 | |T2P1=Ken Rosewall |6 |4 |6 |6 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |7 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=Lew Hoad |9 |6 |6 | |

Challenge Round

DavisCupbox
team1=United States |team1-var=1912
team2=Australia
venue=West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
date=26 August - 28 August 1955
surface=grass
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vic Seixas |3 |8 |4 |2 | |T2P1=Ken Rosewall |6 |10 |6 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Tony Trabert |6 |3 |3 |6 | |T2P1=Lew Hoad |4 |6 |6 |8 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vic Seixas |T1P2=Tony Trabert |14 |4 |3 |6 |5 |T2P1=Rex Hartwig |T2P2=Lew Hoad |12 |6 |6 |3 |7
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vic Seixas |9 |1 |4 |4 | |T2P1=Lew Hoad |7 |6 |6 |6 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ham Richardson |4 |6 |1 |4 | |T2P1=Ken Rosewall |6 |3 |6 |6 |